《language as a complex adaptive system - SFI working paper》.pdf

Language is a Complex Adaptive System The Five Graces Group SFI WORKING PAPER: 2008-12-047 SFI Working Papers contain accounts of scientific work of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the Santa Fe Institute. We accept papers intended for publication in peer-reviewed journals or proceedings volumes, but not papers that have already appeared in print. Except for papers by our external faculty, papers must be based on work done at SFI, inspired by an invited visit to or collaboration at SFI, or funded by an SFI grant. ©NOTICE: This working paper is included by permission of the contributing author(s) as a means to ensure timely distribution of the scholarly and technical work on a non-commercial basis. Copyright and all rights therein are maintained by the author(s). It is understood that all persons copying this information will adhere to the terms and constraints invoked by each authors copyright. These works may be reposted only with the explicit permission of the copyright holder. SANTA FE INSTITUTE Language is a Complex Adaptive System p. 1 1 Language is a Complex Adaptive System The ‘Five Graces Group’ (Clay Beckner, University of New Mexico; Richard Blythe, University of Edinburgh; Joan Bybee, University of New Mexico; Morten H. Christiansen, Cornell University; William Croft, University of New Mexico; Nick C. Ellis, University of Michigan; John Holland, Santa Fe Institute; Jinyun Ke, University of Michigan; Diane Larsen-Freeman, University of Michigan; Tom Schoenemann, James Madison University) This preliminary draft is intended to orient presenters from across the language sciences who have been invited to attend the conference celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Langua